Events

Long before Art Spiegelman’s MAUS – A Survivor’s Tale appeared, there were reflections on the Holocaust to be found in comics. Already within the camps, early series of drawings like … Continue reading Beyond MAUS. The Legacy of Holocaust Comics → Continue reading →

Working class stories are not always tales of the underprivileged and dispossessed. Lisa Blower, creative writing lecturer at the Bangor University and author of the recently published It’s Gone Dark … Continue reading Lisa Blower at Hay Festival → Continue reading →

Henny Beaumont is a Graphic novelist, freelance illustrator and political cartoonist. Her first Graphic Novel Hole in the Heart was shortlisted for Myriad first Graphic novel prize and included in list of … Continue reading Henny Beaumont, Hay Festival Artist-in-Residence → Continue reading →

Bernadine Evaristo’s fabulous Girl, Woman, Other follows the lives and struggles of twelve very different characters. Mostly women, black and British, they tell the stories of their families, friends and lovers, across … Continue reading New Daughters of Africa at Hay Festival → Continue reading →

ELCAF is the East London Comics & Arts Festival, London’s biggest annual festival dedicated to showcasing the best in comics, illustration, sequential art, and storytelling. In 2019 ELCAF will be … Continue reading Myriad Editions at East London Comics and Arts Festival 2019 → Continue reading →

We are taught that motherhood is something we should aspire to, and this fantasy can dominate the whole of our lives. Yet no one can prepare you for the loss … Continue reading Henny Beaumont at Stoke Newington Literary Festival 2019 → Continue reading →

A lunchtime lecture by Roger Sabin, author of Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels: A History of Comic Art at The British Museum. Roger Sabin is Professor of Popular Culture at the … Continue reading Lunchtime Lecture by Roger Sabin at The British Museum → Continue reading →

Celebrate the New Daughters of Africa anthology with its editor Margaret Busby, along with contributors Malorie Blackman, Bridget Minamore and Diana Evans, to showcase the global sweep, diversity and extraordinary literary achievements of black women … Continue reading New Daughters of Africa at Greenwich Book Festival → Continue reading →

Ian Williams is a comics artist, doctor and writer, now living in Brighton. He is author of The Bad Doctor and The Lady Doctor. The website he began in 2007, GraphicMedicine.org, … Continue reading Graphic Medicine: Ian Williams in Conversation → Continue reading →

Nicola Streeten, Lou Crosby and Rachael Ball of Laydeez do Comics fame will be running a workshop at this year’s International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference in Manchester. Their workshop … Continue reading The International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference → Continue reading →

Join the first Laydeez do Comics event in Manchester in conjunction with International Graphics Novel and Comics Conference at Manchester Metropolitan University. Laydeez do Comics champions and supports the work … Continue reading Laydeez do Comics featuring Nicola Streeten and Sarah Lightman → Continue reading →

Written post-#MeToo, What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape by Sohaila Abdulali is a brave, honest, empowering—and ultimately hopeful—examination of sexual assault from the perspective of a rape survivor and … Continue reading Sohaila Abdulali at Bradford Literature Festival → Continue reading →

Living On Another Planet: The Super Rich 1% The disparity between the rich and poor has never been wider, and it continues to grow at a rapid pace. The hidden … Continue reading Darryl Cunningham at Bradford Literature Festival 2019 → Continue reading →

The Graphic Medicine conference is back in Brighton. The event will be hosted by Brighton and Sussex Medical School at the Sallis Benney Theatre. Graphic Medicine 2019 is titled ‘Queerying … Continue reading Graphic Medicine Weekend → Continue reading →

Heading to the epic Latitude Festival this year? You’re in luck as author Lisa Blower is on the line up, talking about working class, regional fiction in The SpeakEasy (the … Continue reading Lisa Blower at Latitude 2019 → Continue reading →

Lesley Thomson, author of A Kind of Vanishing (Myriad 2007) and The Detective’s Daughter series, will be partaking in a murder mystery event at this year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime … Continue reading Cooking Up a Murder with Lesley Thomson at Harrogate Crime Writing Festival → Continue reading →

Lisa Blower will be taking part in this year’s Milton Keynes Literary Festival. Lisa won The Guardian National Short Story Award in 2009, and was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award in … Continue reading Lisa Blower at Milton Keynes Literary Festival 2019 → Continue reading →

The next Myriad Literary Salon will feature short-story author Lisa Blower. Lisa Blower won The Guardian National Short Story Award in 2009, and was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award in … Continue reading The Myriad Literary Salon with Lisa Blower → Continue reading →

Lisa’s stories have won The Guardian National Short Story Award, been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award and longlisted for The Sunday Times Short Story Award. These and others are collected in It’s Gone Dark … Continue reading Creative Future Presents Meet The Writer: Lisa Blower → Continue reading →

Myriad Editions and New Internationalist are taking part in The Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2019. The event spans 12th – 13th October in Kendal and features a vast array … Continue reading Myriad and NI at The Lakes International Comics Art Festival → Continue reading →

Author Ruth Figgest will be leading lady at October’s Inspiring Talks in Brighton. Inspiring Talks is a monthly event which runs from The Nightingale Rooms in Brighton. The talks aim to … Continue reading Ruth Figgest – leading the way at Inspiring Talks → Continue reading →

Myriad Editions and New Internationalist will be attending Thought Bubble 2019, the UK’s largest art comic festival. Myriad graphic novelists will be taking part and signing their books so book your … Continue reading Myriad and New Internationalist at Thought Bubble 2019 → Continue reading →